Poetry Resources

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Poems for children - scroll down to see subjects and poetic terms
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poems#page=1&filter_poetry_children=1

Lots of additional information in the Educators section
http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/23463

Ken Nesbitt’s site
http://www.poetry4kids.com/

Read and listen to a variety of children’s poems
http://childrenspoetryarchive.org/?_ga=1.200219950.1270838698.1460553786
contemporary poets have their own (Michael Rosen, for eg)
http://www.michaelrosen.co.uk/poems.html

Poetry glossary
https://www.youngwriters.co.uk/glossary-poetry-types
Books from the library that may be helpful
A Kick in the Head: An Everyday Guide to Poetic Forms (811.008 KIC)
Read a Rhyme, Write a Rhyme (811 REA) - includes poemstarters

ReadWriteThink guidelines for helping kids write poetry
http://www.readwritethink.org/parent-afterschool-resources/tips-howtos/help-child-write-poem-30317.html?main-tab=1#tabs

http://hubpages.com/education/k12interactivepoetry - list of interactive poetry sites

Poetry engine from Scholastic:

http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/poetry_engine.htm